Category Archives: News
Former LSU WR Kyren Lacy dies from self-inflicted gunshot during police chase
Former LSU wide receiver Kyren Lacy is dead at the age of 24. He died in Houston. According to the Harris County Sheriff's Office, Lacy got into an argument with a female relative and discharged a gun...
Apr 13, 2025 Kyren Lacy (Courtesy of LSU athletics)
2025 legislative session to focus on auto insurance reform, budget and MAHA legislation
The 2025 legislative session begins Monday, and insurance reform will be a big topic for the next two months. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat conducted a poll two weeks ago and found that 76 percent...
Apr 12, 2025
Landry, Temple in war of words over insurance reform
When it comes to the high price of auto insurance, Governor Landry and Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple are pointing their fingers - not at the insurance companies or trial lawyers, but at one anothe...
Apr 11, 2025 Tim Temple talks auto insurance reform at a news conference Thursday at Bengal Transportation Services in Ascension Parish. Photo credit: Andrew Greenstein
Port of New Orleans sets record high for cruise passenger moves
Last month, the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) recorded over 165,000 cruise passenger movements, setting a new monthly record and surpassing its previous high of 155,000 in March 2023. Port NOLA Pres...
Apr 11, 2025 danzil raines / CC
St. Tammany Parish Animal Shelter calls a "Mayday" asking for help
St. Tammany Parish's no-kill animal shelter is in "mayday" mode due to extreme overcrowding, currently operating at 70% % over capacity with 215 dogs-nearly 100 more than it was designed to house. Ani...
Apr 10, 2025
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple announces plan to lower vehicle insurance premiums
Insurance reform will be the overwhelmingly biggest issue in the legislative session that begins Monday. Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple announced his plan for lowering vehicle insurance premiums in...
Apr 10, 2025 Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple (photo: Andrew Greenstein/LRN)
Governor Jeff Landry non-committal on future of proposed Louisiana public school teacher stipends
There is a concern public school teachers could see a drop in pay, because Constitutional Amendment 2 did not pass. Passage of that amendment would have made a $2,000 dollar stipend for teachers perma...
Apr 10, 2025
New anti-hazing bill proposed after the hazing death of Caleb Wilson
House Bill 279, known as the Caleb Wilson Act, has been filed for the upcoming legislative session. Sponsored by New Orleans Representative Delisha Boyd, the bill requires college freshmen to complete...
Apr 10, 2025 CALEB WILSON (Photo: Southern University Marching Band)
LDWF approved to expand CWD Control Area starting May 1st
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) approved a Declaration of Emergency (DE) and Notice of Intent (NOI) to expand the Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Control Area in northeast central...
Apr 10, 2025
Bill would require plaintiff in frivolous lawsuit to cover defendant's attorneys fees, court costs
A pair of Republicans are proposing legislation that they affectionately call "loser pays." "It reduces frivolous lawsuits by requiring a plaintiff to cover attorneys fees on baseless claims," says Ne...
Apr 09, 2025 designer491 / Depositphotos.com
